January
22, 2005 - 9:00
a.m. - Camelot Theatres - THE
INHERITANCEA
gripping drama from celebrated Danish director Per Fly, The Inheritance
is the story of a man transformed by power. Christoffer, heir to a vast
industrial fortune, has abandoned the family business for an idyllic
life
with wife Maria, a beautiful stage actress. When his father
commits
dies, Christoffer must return to Denmark to face the life he left
behind.
What he finds is a business on the brink of bankruptcy, a
brother-in-law
scheming for control, and a domineering mother who insists Christoffer
take control of the family business. His decision will force him
to choose between two colliding worlds, between loyalty to his family
and
the woman he loves.Winner
of six 2004 Danish Academy Awards including Best Picture and
Director.
Winner Best Screenplay – San Sebastian Film Festival 2003. Winner
Grand Prix Nordic Days Festival 2003. Winner Bodil Award Best
Actor
– Ulrich Thomsen 2004. Language:
Danish with English Sub-TitlesRUNNING
TIME: 120 Minutes

Director/Screenwriter
Daniel Kay's WAY OFF BROADWAY is the story of five friends who,
frustrated by the abrupt juxtaposition of being successful artists on
the
university level to poor struggling artists in New York City, take a
crash
course in life, while exploring the dynamics of conflict in friendship
involving sex, love, failure and betrayal.WINNER:
Grand Jury Prize, Best Feature, Westchester Film FestivalWINNER:
Audience Award, Best Feature, Stony Brook Film FestivalWINNER:
Audience Award, Best Feature, Texas Film FestivalWINNER:
Best Actress Award, Morena Baccarin, Wine Country Film FestivalWINNER:
Audience Choice Award, Waterfront Film FestivalRUNNING
TIME: 90 MINUTES

February
19,
2005 - 9:00 a.m. - Camelot Theatres - THE MAKING
OF SHOGUN (Documentary), followed by a
conversation
with Emmy Award-Winning director JERRY LONDON.

The MAKING
OF SHOGUN
is a 90-minute documentary about the award-winning mini-series Jerry
London developed with Paramount Pictures. It includes stills
and live action and interviews with Mr. London, Richard Chamberlain,
John
Rhys Davies, Andy Lazlo the Director of Photography and Producer Eric
Bercovici.RUNNING
TIME: 90
Minutes - In EnglishNOT
RATED

March 5,
2005 - 9:00
a.m. - Camelot Theatres - THE
COLOUR OF HAPPINESS (A Boldogság Színe)A
magical-realist criss-crosser,
set in contempo Budapest and beguilingly shot in vibrant, Almodovarian
hues, THE COLOUR OF HAPPINESS takes Hungarian cinema out of its
grungy, inward-looking ghetto and into the mainstream of accessible
European
filmmaking. Lively quilt of various types looking for love or
fulfillment
firmly establishes 41-year-old writer-director Jozsef Pacskovszky after
a decade of promising work. The marriage of Ditta (Ann Gyorgyi),
plain-Jane
wife of Frenchman Laurent (Erik Desfosses), has hit the sexual
shallows;
but as Ditta sends him off to work, it starts snowing outside - unheard
of in May - and there's a hint of something special in the air. Almost
immediately the script starts to introduce and set up connections among
a swath of other characters.LANGUAGE:
Hungarian,
with English Sub-Titles.RUNNING
TIME: 87
MINUTES

April 2,
2005 - 9:00
a.m. - Camelot Theatres - TRICKY
LIFE (EN LA PUTA VIDA)Montevideo,
Uruguay, this comedic drama tells the story of Elisa, 27, who dreams of
opening her own hairdressing salon in one of the rich districts of the
Uruguayan capital. She moves from her mother's house with her two
children, breaks up with her boss and lover and, in the space of 24
hours
finds herself without a home, a man, a job and without money. Her
best friend finds her a job in a brothel, and Elisa slides into
prostitution
which takes her to Barcelona where she falls in love, is exploited,
becomes
involved in transvestite gang wars, and dreams of earning enough money
for her little beauty salon back home.2001 Havana
Film Festival
- Won Radio Havana Award2001 Huelva
Latin American
Film Festival: Won Golden Colon2002 Lleida
Latin-American
Film Festival - Won Audience Award, Won Best Actress, Won Best Film2002 Bogota
Film Festival:
Won Best Director, Nominated Best Film,2002
Festróia - Tróia
International Film Festival: Nominated Golden Dolphin2002 Miami
Hispanic Film
Festival: Won Special Mention, Nominated Best Film2002 Vina
del Mar Festival:
Nominated Grand Paoa2003
Political Film Society,
USA: Nominated Award Expose, Nominated Human RightsLANGUAGE:
Spanish, with English Sub-TitlesRUNNING
TIME: 100 MINUTES

April 16,
2005 - 9:00
a.m. - Camelot Theatres - PEAS AT 5:30
(ERBSEN
AUF HALB 6)Icelandic
actor Hilmir Snær
Guðnason plays the leading role in this charming love story from
German
director Lars Büchel. Jakob Magnusson (Hilmir Snær) is
a respected stage director with a promising career who loses his sight
in a car accident. His first response is denial then bitterness
leading
to his desire to end his life. But first, he wants to visit his
mother.
Against Jakob's wishes, Lilly (a blind social worker) ends up traveling
with him, and the two fall into an uneasy alliance. They stumble
through one mishap after another, even as Lilly's mother and Lilly’s
fiancée
try to catch up to them. Throughout Jakob and Lilly's amusing,
exasperating
misadventures, the screen is filled with gloriously beautiful scenery
as
well as deeply enveloping shadows and darkness, making for a very
memorable
journey. The film has been well received by German critics and
has
won, among other things, a German film award for its music.Comedy /
Drama / Romance LANGUAGE:
German
& Russian, with English Sub-TitlesRUNNING
TIME: 110
MINUTES

May 7,
2005 - 9:00 a.m.
- Camelot Theatres - THE
RASHEVSKI'S TANGOQ&A
Session following the screening, with Morris R. Beschloss, Sunday
column
writer for The Desert Sun newspaper.The
Rashevski’s Tango by
Sam Garbarski (Le Tango des Rashevski, Belgium/France/Luxembourg, 2003).Family
matriarch Rosa Rashevski
believed that a tango was as good as chicken soup and better than
organized
religion. Her death at age 81 sets off identity crises and soul
searchings
among three generations of Rashevskis. Like many modern Jewish
families,
the Rashevskis are a mélange: Shoah survivors; Reform, Orthodox,
and nonobservant Jews; a Gentile daughter-in-law; and a grandson who
served
in the Israeli Defense Force and is in love with a Muslim Arab. A
sophisticated,
witty, and affectionate exploration of modern European Jewish identity,
The Rashevski’s Tango is an impressive feature debut by director Sam
Garbarski.LANGUAGE:
French,
with English Sub-TitlesRUNNING
TIME: 97
MINUTES

May 21,
2005 - 9:00 a.m.
- Camelot Theatres - LOST EMBRACEThis is
Ariel's world: the
small, slightly seedy shopping center in downtown Buenos Aires, where
the
Italian shopkeepers scream all day, the Koreans sell feng-shui and old
Osvaldo sells nothing. Where Ariel's mother runs a lingerie shop and
his
brother deals in import-export. It's a comfortable little world, in
spite
of an undercurrent of malaise and uncertainty. Many young people are
searching
for their immigrant roots to obtain a coveted foreign passport, the key
to a world full of promise. Ariel, however, wants more than a passport
from Poland, where his grandparents fled to escape the Holocaust. He
wants
to understand: why his father left his family shortly after his
birth
to fight a war in Israel; why he never returned; and why this seems to
leave his mother and brother indifferent. But the truth changes,
and when Ariel's father returns he brings with him new truths, a new
story
and, ultimately, a long-overdue embrace -- one which had been lost for
so long. Argentina's
2004 entry for
Best Foreign Language Film. Winner. Grand Jury Award, Berlin Film
Festival. Winner, Best Actor Award, Berlin Film Festival.LANGUAGE:
Spanish,
with English Sub-TitlesRUNNING
TIME: 99
MINUTES

June 11,
2005 -
9:00 a.m. - Camelot Theatres - LE
GRAND RÔLELaughter and
tears vie for
top billing in this lovely second feature by French director Steve
Suissa.
For years, lasting friends and unknown actors Maurice, Sami, Simon,
Elie,
and Edouard have been waiting for their big break. The future
looks
bright when famous American director Rudolph Grichenberg (Peter Coyote)
offers Maurice the part of Shylock in his Yiddish screen adaptation of
The Merchant of Venice. But his fortunes reverse quickly when
Maurice
learns that his beloved wife, Perla, is seriously ill. With his
friend’s
help, Maurice takes on the greatest role of his life to protect her,
and,
in playing his part, illuminates the meaning of art, love, and truth.
Stéphane
Freiss as Maurice and the beautiful Bérénice Bejo as
Perla
give touching, memorable performances“A crowd-pleasing dramatic comedy about
love, friendship,
role-playing and Jewish pride …sprightly pace, sunny thesping.” –VarietyLANGUAGE:
French,
with English Sub-TitlesRUNNING
TIME: 89
MINUTES

June 25,
2005 - 9:00
a.m. - Camelot Theatres - DOS
TIPOS DUROS (Two Tough Guys)Directed by Juan
Martinez
Moreno, this Spanish action comedy stars Antonio Resines as
a hitman who takes a young boy under his wing for a few days. As in Tarantino’s
PULP
FICTION, in stark contrast to the humorous situations of the first
half, the second half of the film is rather more violent giving the
film
an unexpected edge, continually upping the ante with plenty of twists
and
stand-offs, leading up to an appropriately ludicrous and over-the-top
but
satisfying conclusion.2003
Malaga Film Festival
– Audience Award and Special Mention Best Actress2004
Cinema Writers Circle
Award for Best Supporting ActorLANGUAGE
- Spanish, with English Sub-TitlesRUNNING
TIME: 100 MINUTES

July 9,
2005 - 9:00 a.m.
- Camelot Theatres - INTIMATE
STORIES
(Historias Minimas)Three people
set off on
separate journeys along the same road; their disparate dreams and
stories
intertwine amidst a breathtaking deserted route in Patagonia.
This
modest gem of Argentine film, set in Patagonia, conveys starkly and
unemotionally
what it really feels like to live in a wilderness with next to
nothing.
For the characters who wouldn't understand the concept of upward
mobility,
this is simply the way life is. The story interweaves vignettes of
travelers
from the same rural village bound for the provincial capital 200 miles
away. One is an old man (Antonio Bendectis), who takes to the road to
find
his runaway dog; another is a single mother (Javiera Bravo) who becomes
a contestant on a TV game show; the third (Javier Lombardo) is a
traveling
salesman. The journey promises redemption to one, riches to another and
true love to a third.Argentinean
Film Critics
Association – won eight 2002 awards including Best Film, Best Director
and Best CinematographyGoya
(Spanish Academy Awards)
–Best Spanish Language FilmGenre:
Comedy/DramaLANGUAGE
- Spanish with
English Sub-TitlesRUNNING
TIME: 92
MINUTES

Special
Note: Caveh Zahedi, Writer/Director and Lead Actor will
be
in attendance for this Screening.

Directed by
and starring Caveh
Zahedi, the film details the life of an insecure young man who
becomes
addicted to prostitutes, and finds himself unable to stop even though
it
destroys all of his relationships. His solution: he makes a film about
his predicament. And it’s one of the drollest, most original
films
of the year. – TriBeCa Film FestivalIn this
utterly sincere
and unabashedly funny autobiographical comedy, we bear witness to
filmmaker Caveh
Zahedi's lifelong struggle with sex addiction. Using re-enactments
and documentary footage, Mr. Zahedi delves into his obsession
with
prostitutes while in the midst of an unhappy marriage. I AM A
SEX ADDICT is a story of addiction and obsession, told through a
deconstructive
style of filmmaking and storytelling, not for the modest or faint of
heart.
Starring Caveh Zahedi, Rebecca Lord, Emily Morse, Amanda Henderson,
Olia
Natasha, Corinna Chan, and Greg Watkins.January 2005
– World Premiere
– International Film Festival, RotterdamMay 2005 –
U.S. Premiere
– TriBeCa Film Festival, New YorkGenre:
ComedyLANGUAGE
- EnglishRUNNING
TIME: 98
MINUTES

August 3,
2005 - THE
EDUKATORSdesertfilmsociety
members are invited to attend viewing of THE EDUKATORS as free
guests
of the Palm Springs Film Society.“The
Edukators” is
a gripping psychological thriller directed by Hans Weingartner and
starring
Daniel Brühl ("Ladies In Lavender", "Good Bye Lenin"), Julia
Jentsch,
and Stipe Erceg. Jule (Julia Jentsch) is a waitress that can't
make
ends meet. She moves in with her boyfriend Peter and his friend
Jan,
two young men united by their passion to change the world, but Jule has
a secret: A past auto accident has burdened her with lifetime
payments
to Hardenberg, a successful businessman. Peter and Jan also have
a secret: They are the notorious "Edukators," mysterious
perpetrators
who break into expensive homes of the local rich as an act of political
rebellion. They wreak havoc and leave notes that read, "Your days
of plenty are numbered," intending to shake their rich victims out of
the
complacency that wealth tends to foster.

August 6,
2005 - 9:00
a.m. - Camelot Theatres - SEQUINSDirected
by Éléonore Faucher, making her feature debut,
the
film opens with Claire (Lola Naymark) working behind a cash register
and
desperately trying to obscure her pregnancy. Once Claire can no longer
hide her pregnancy, she takes a medical leave. This gives her time to
continue
on her poetic drift until, finally, she conveniently floats into the
orbit
of Madame Mélikian (Ariane Ascaride), a haute-couture
embroiderer
whose adult son has recently died in a violent accident.Genre:
DramaLANGUAGE
- French, with English Sub-TitlesRUNNING
TIME: 88 MINUTES

August
20, 2005 - 9:00
a.m. - Camelot Theatres - EL FAVOR
- Special
Guest, Veronique Courtois, Founder and President of Casque D'Or Films,
will lead the Q&A Session following the Screening.Mora and
Roberta, an Argentinean
lesbian couple, are desperate to have a child. With no scruples
and
hesitation they work out a plan; Roberta will seduce and have sex with
Felipe, Mora's brother. Felipe (Javier Lombardo, seen in INTIMATE
STORIES) is a hermit who lives in Patagonia earning his living
artificially
inseminating turkeys. Sure enough, things won't go
smoothly.
Felipe isn’t easily seduced, and when an unexpected visitor turns up –
with surprising news -- everyone will get more than he/she has
bargained
for! Colorful and wacky, with non-stop demented twists and turns,
EL
FAVOR is as giddy and delightful as Almodovar’s omnisexual
comedy
classics, a la Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown.
Do yourself a favor and join us for this ‘muy’ (very) funny delight.EL FAVOR
FESTIVAL
SELECTIONS: 2004: 8th International Latino Film
Festival,
San Francisco; 3rd Annual LaCinemaFe Film Festival of New York, NY2005:
Provincetown
International Gay Film Festival, MA; Philadelphia International Gay
&
Lesbian Film Festival, PA; North Carolina Gay & Lesbian Film
Festival,
Durham, NC; Sarasota International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, FL;
Stonybrook International Film Festival, NY; Austin Gay & Lesbian
Film
Festival, TX; Out OK Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, OK; Tampa
International
Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, FL; Image Out Gay & Lesbian
Film Festival, NY; Harrisburg Gay & Lesbian Film Festival,
PA;
Reeling Chicago Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, IL; Reel Affirmations
Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, DC; Atlanta International Gay
&
Lesbian Film Festival, GA; Southwest Gay & Lesbian Film Festival,
Santa
Fe and Albuquerque, NMGenre:
ComedyRUNNING
TIME:
90 minutesLANGUAGE
- Spanish, with
English Sub-TitlesNot Rated

September
10, 2005 -
9:00 a.m. - Camelot Theatres - EROSION
- with special
guests Writer/Director Ann Lu,
Producer Peiti Feng and lead actors Emmanuel Xuereb (GABE) and Charis
Michelsen
(IRENE) - Click here
for official websiteEROSION
is a daring
psychological drama about a man who is haunted by a failing
relationship.
Gabe (Emmanuel Xuereb) devises a risqué game for escape.
He
invites Irene (Charis Michelsen) to dinner at a lavish mansion.
Unhappily
married, Irene finds the temptation irresistible when Gabe invites her
on a second date. To her surprise, she meets him at a humble
suburban
home. Playfully, Gabe admits that he broke into both houses for
their
trysts. A frightened Irene returns to her husband. Unable
to
make peace with his past, Gabe escalates his pursuit of Irene, who
ultimately
surrenders to the thrill of abandoning her life and having sex with
Gabe
in strangers' homes. House after house they push the boundaries
of
pleasure and pain, attempting to defy reality by living stolen lives --
but is there really an escape from life, and how far can they go before
their past catches up with them? Experience EROSION
and find out for yourself... Having been compared to a modern day
LAST TANGO IN PARIS, EROSION offers a raw and truthful glimpse
into
the twisted, dark corners of the human heart and the price it takes to
heal our wounds. EROSION had its world premiere in June,
2005,
at the Brooklyn International Film Festival. DFS is
honored to be showcasing its second world screening; the first
screening
on the West Coast. Genre:
Drama/SuspenseNot Rated
– Adult language
and sexual contentRUNNING
TIME:
100 MINUTESLANGUAGE
- English

September
17, 2005 -
9:00 a.m. - Camelot Theatres - TORREMOLINOS
73TORREMOLINOS
73 is
an erotic comedy set in puritanical 1973 Spain. Alfredo, a
struggling
Peter Sellers-like encyclopedia salesman, and his wife, Carmen, change
their fortunes overnight when they agree to make their own
"educational"
Super 8 erotic films to be sold only in Scandinavia. Carmen wants
to have a baby and they badly need the money. Unbeknownst to
either,
the decision threatens to turn Alfredo into a legit filmmaker and
Carmen
into an international sex symbol. A Danish film crew suddenly
flies
in to help Alfredo make an Ingmar Bergman-inspired feature called
“Torremolinos
73.” The couple’s career in show business may be interrupted by
their
eagerness to plan a family; and tension grows between artist and
muse. Winner!
Best
Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress – Malaga Film FestivalGenre:
ComedyNot
Rated -
Contains Nudity and Adult ThemesRUNNING
TIME:
91 minutesLANGUAGE
- Spanish &
Danish, with English Sub-Titles

Special
KCET Preview Screening of this highly-anticipated film - Special Ticket
Price of $5.00 per person for DFS Members and their guests.

October
1, 2005 - 9:00
a.m. - Camelot Theatres - THE RECEPTION
- NOTE: Contains nudity, adult language and gay themes.THE
RECEPTION is
a twisted tale of love and deception, set in the snowy New York
countryside.
Jeannette, a French woman, and Martin, a black artist, live a serene
life
together in their relationship of convenience. She claims to be
escaping
the men of New York City, while his excuse is that he needs quiet to
paint.
Unexpectedly, Jeannette's daughter, Sierra, arrives with new husband
Andrew
in tow. Jeannette is surprised, not only by the new son-in-law
but
also by the appearance of her daughter with whom she has a strained
relationship.
So, Jeannette decides to throw the couple a party... after all,
entertaining
is what she does best. As the day of the impromptu wedding
reception
draws closer, each character begins to divulge dark secrets, hidden
flaws
and intimate confrontations which twist into a familial web of
betrayal,
lies and sexual awakeningsGenre:
DramaRUNNING
TIME: 80
MINUTESLANGUAGE
- EnglishRATED:
Not Rated,
BUT contains nudity, adult language and gay themes.

October
17, 2005 - 7:30
P.M. - Camelot Theatres - INNOCENT
VOICES
- with Special
Guest Oscar Torres (writer) in
attendance for the Q&A Session following the screening.Co-presented
with Amnesty International. NOTE:
This invitation is not an endorsement by DFS of Amnesty International
and/or
its mandate. "Voces inocentes / Innocent Voices" is a
powerful
film depicting the lives of children, women, and men, during El
Salvador's
bloody civil war. A young boy (Carlos Padilla) must decide between
joining
the leftist guerrillas and joining the U.S. sponsored right-wing army;
for him, a no-win situation. “At an age when most children suffer
the pangs of puberty on a playground, Chava must agonize over the
possibility
of being drafted into war. El Salvador in the 1980s was a bloody
battlefield
and no place for an eleven year old. Although he works to
help
his newly single mother and wants desperately to explore new-found love
for a pretty classmate, Chava's innocence is threatened most by a
corrupt
government conscripting children to bolster its failing effort to
suppress
the FMLN peasant resistance. Despite a forbidden anthem of love and
peace
that reaches him via a treasured radio, this boy-man cannot run from
impossible
choices. The remarkable script is based on the true story of writer
Oscar
Orlando Torres' embattled childhood. With strong performances and a
stunningly
lush landscape, renowned Mexican director Luis Mandoki (When a Man
Loves
a Woman) superbly details the plight of child soldiers everywhere.”—E.
KingThis film
was Mexico’s submission
to the 2005 Academy AwardsCountry
of Origin:
MexicoLanguage:
Spanish
with English Sub-TitlesRunning
Time: 120
minutes

October
22, 2005
- 9:00 a.m. - Camelot Theatres - CIVILIZATION
OF MAXWELL BRIGHT - WITH 4 Special
Guests:
David Beaird, Writer/Director; Patrick Warburton, Lead Male Actor;
Marie
Matiko, Lead Female Actor; Steven Wolfe, Producer.NOTE:
Contains
nudity, profanity and adult themes.Max Bright (Patrick
Warburton
of Seinfeld's Puddy, "The Tick" and "Less Than Perfect")
is bitter and belligerent, has a mouth like a toilet, and is so filled
with rage toward women that the sensitive viewer might want to pin a
warning
label on him. Max even decides he needs a servile Asian bride,
for
whom he pays a marriage broker $100,000. However, Mai Ling (Marie
Matiko) proves beyond price, though not for any of the reasons Max
originally
imagined. He wanted a blend of maid and prostitute; he gets a
Buddhist
Nun who has selflessly taken her sister's place. Warburton's
performance
astounds, and strong supporting work from the likes of Eric
Roberts,
Carol Kane, Simon Callow, John Glover, Jennifer Tilly and Nora Dunn
help writer/director David Beaird create a bold and spiritual
"Beauty
and the Best" which examines how we court heaven or hell on Earth every
day." --- FLORIDA FILM FESTIVAL The film starts
out
as a black comedy and evolves into a smart, moving and spiritual drama
with a surprisingly heart touching and moving conclusion.April
2005: Worldfest
(Houston, TX) - Gold Special Jury Award -- Narrative Feature and
Hewlett
Packard Crystal Vision Award - Dramatic Feature FilmApril
2005: Florida
Film Festival (Orlando, FL) - Grand Jury Award - Narrative FeatureJuly
2005: Visioinfest
(NY, NY) - Outstanding Achievement in Acting (male role) - Patrick
WarburtonGENRE:
Drama -
with Nudity, Profanity and Adult ThemesLANGUAGE
- EnglishRUNNING
TIME: 112
Minutes

A
few weeks before his college entrance exams, Réda, a young man
who
lives in the south of France, finds himself forced to drive his father
to Mecca. From the start, the journey is difficult.
Réda
and his father have nothing in common. Conversation is reduced to
the strict minimum. Réda wants to experience the trip in
his
own way but his father demands respect for himself and expects his son
to understand the meaning of his pilgrimage. As they drive
through
different countries and meet various people, Réda and his father
observe each other warily. How can they create a relationship
when
communication is impossible? From the south of France, through
Italy,
Serbia, Turkey, Syria, Jordan to Saudi Arabia, their journey is 3,000
miles
long.Winner:
Venice Film Festival 2004 "Best First Film"LANGUAGE:
French/Arabic/English/Italian/Turkish - With English Sub-TitlesRUNNING
TIME: 108 Minutes

November
12, 2005 - 8:30
A.M. - Camelot Theatres - SWINGSPECIAL
GUESTS in attendance: Jacqueline Bisset and writer Mary Keil will
lead the Q & A Ms.
Bisset has delighted audiences in over seventy films and on
television
including BULLIT, DAY FOR NIGHT, THE DEEP, RICH AND FAMOUS,
CASINO ROYALE,
MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS, THE DETECTIVE, DANGEROUS BEAUTY, WHO’S
KILLING
THE GREAT CHEFS OF EUROPE, UNDER THE VOLCANO, THE SLEEPYTIME GAL
and
most recently in Tony Scott’s DOMINO. Also
starring Jonathan Winters, Tom Skerritt, the late Nell
Carter,
Mindy Cohn and Barry Bostwick, SWING, rated PG-13, is set
in
present day and post World War II San Francisco. A young
musician
(Casey) is caught between his desire to pursue music full-time and his
security-driven grocer father (Skerritt) and ambitious long-time
fiancé.
On his journey to choosing the right life and the right love, he gets
help
from both in and out of this world. He learns to dance from a
beautiful
older woman (Bisset) in a mysterious nightclub who is linked to his
loving
great uncle (Winters) and a beautiful soul-mate who keeps reappearing
in
his life. His outrageous bass-player roommate (Cohn) nudges him
to
think for himself; the head of his uncle’s nursing home (Nell Carter in
her final role) provides a helping hand as well as singing up a storm;
and two distinct nightclubs full of fabulous swing dancers keep
everyone
on his - and her - toes. The extensive musical score includes
classic
dance numbers, retro swing, as well as original compositions. SWING
was theatrically released in New York, Los Angeles, Phoenix and San
Francisco.
It won Audience Favorite awards at the Latin USA Film Festival and the
Park City Film Music Festival, a Best Director award at the Latin USA
Film
Festival and was in numerous other festivals, including the Austin Film
Festival.SWING
was directed by Martin Guigui (“Changing Hearts” and “My
Ex-Girlfriend’s
Wedding Reception”) and was written and executive produced by Palm
Springs
resident Mary Keil (producer “Angel Blue”, producer of the Broadway
musical STARMITES
and co-author COME RAIN OR COME SHINE: FRIENDSHIPS BETWEEN WOMEN).LANGUAGE:
EnglishRUNNING
TIME: 98 MINUTES

A
72-year-old grandmother dies and finds herself on a ferry which will
take
her across the river to the hereafter. On the ferryboat she meets
her first love, who was killed in a road accident in which they were
both
involved when they were young. She is presented with a fateful
choice:
to start life afresh as a 22-year-old - her age at the time of the
accident
- and to relinquish all her memories of the life she has lived with her
husband and children; or to remain a 72-year-old woman with all her
life’s
memories intact. If she chooses the second alternative she will
get
off the boat when it reaches its destination and will never be truly
reunited
with her beloved, who has been waiting for her on the ferryboat for
fifty
long years. This film brings to mind the spirit of the film
“Cocoon” ; it’s all heart.GENRE:
DramaLANGUAGE:
Hebrew with English Sub-TitlesRUNNING
TIME: 70 MinutesShort: RIVERSIDE
EVENINGUSA
– 10 minutesJoining
us for the Q & A will be the director, the writer and the musical
composer
(see above). Listen to Rebecca now at http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/zapen2.
Track 7 is from RIVERSIDE EVENING.In
harmony with our feature, this short film is also about relationships
and
loss.

December
17, 2005- 9:00
A.M. - Camelot Theatres - GOD'S
SANDBOXLiz, a
successful author
arrives at a beach in the magical Sinai Desert to retrieve her runaway
daughter Rachel. Liz decides to stay at the beach despite her
daughter’s
objections and meets with a Bedouin storyteller who intrigues both of
them
with a true, unusual love story of Leila, a free spirited and beautiful
Western tourist, and Najim, the son of a Bedouin Sheik. This
extraordinary
love story is revealed in erotic flashbacks set awash in a sea of
bright
colors and beautiful panoramas. The story which took place
many years before on the same exotic beach, follows the tragic decision
by Najim to bring Leila into his Muslim tribe where Leila is exposed to
a traumatic tradition that shatters their love story. Director
Doron
Eran piles on a full plate of burning social issues, adding Jewish-Arab
relations and female genital mutilation to the pile. Based on a
novel
by Dr. D. Zilberman, “GOD’S SANDBOX is a provocative film that gathers
strength as it goes along. The film protests the barbarism of
female
circumcision, a deeply rooted tradition that persists in parts of
Africa
and the Mideast” -- Kevin Thomas, LA Times July 29, 20052005 – Best
Film, Best Director,
Best Screenplay – Manchester Film Festival, USA2005 – Best
Director – Vermont
Film Festival2005 –
Special Jury Award
– Worldfest, HoustonFilm
Festivals: Karlovy.
Jerusalem, Kolkata (India), Dubrovnik, Las Vegas, San Diego, Atlanta
and
Houston.GENRE:
DramaLANGUAGE:
Hebrew,
Arabic and EnglishRUNNING
TIME: 86
MinutesMPAA
rating: UnratedSome sex,
nudity, adult
themes, strong implied violence.